I was looking for In Praise of Mullingar months ago, finally got it off a friend, and now I find it was hiding here on this old thread all the time - see paddymac above. It's a great song and belongs in the DT. Either it didn't make it in through an oversight or it fell out again (can that happen?). Does anyone know anything about the song's origins?

By the way, it might help to know that Mullingar is a typical Irish midlands town not particularly noted for anything.